A former National Vice Chairman of the Northwest All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Salihu Lukman has threatened to drag the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to court for breach of the party’s constitution.
Lukman in a letter dated May 21 and addressed to President
Bola Tinubu, lamented that meetings of organs as specified by relevant
provisions of the APC Constitution are not taking place.
The party chieftain stressed that he was compelled to draw
Tinubu’s attention that the ruling party was operating almost blindly without
recourse to provisions of the APC Constitution.
To this end, Lukman gave a two-week ultimatum to the NWC of
the party to activate all organs of the APC in line with the party’s
constitution or he would be forced to seek court action against the party.
Lukman said that with such reality, the NWC of the party has
appropriated the powers of all organs and in its name, the National Chairman is
taking discretionary decisions.
He pointed many of the decisions taken not only violate
sections of the APC Constitution but also undermine Sections 221 — 229 of Part
Il of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution as amended as well as the Electoral Act
2022.
He pointed out that decisions which established organs of
the party are expected to take, are being taken by individual leaders outside
those organs.
He noted that one of the critical organs, the Board of
Trustees, which was renamed the National Advisory Council, has not been
inaugurated since the formation of the APC in July 2013.
Lukman said: “As citizens, committed to the development,
protection and survival of democracy, it is incumbent on us to initiate every
legitimate civil and legal action to enforce compliance with extant provisions
of all the laws that regulate the conduct of political parties and their
leadership.
“I want to kindly demand that every necessary initiative
should be started between now (May 21, 2024) and June 7, 2024, to activate all
organs of the APC in line with the extant provisions of the party’s
constitution.
“Failure to do that will compel me as a patriotic Nigerian
and loyal party member who has paid his dues to seek legal redress. Democracy
is meaningless without functional political parties.”
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